Just sits there looking at me... need to find a pile of papers to put it to work.

[Zooland]

Nice quartz

[Kerrowdown]

Nice quartz

Thank you.

[Zooland]

Thank you.

Can I ask what type of lighting you used?

[Kerrowdown]

Can I ask what type of lighting you used?

Of course you can... it was natural diffused daylight from a large West facing window, coming in above and slightly from the right, behind the subject.

[RGlasel]

Conventional wisdom says you would lose too much resolution from diffraction at f22, but I can see some texture in whatever your rock is sitting on.

it was natural diffused daylight from a large West facing window

I am very impressed with your skill at setting up natural light sources just so, making the sunlight come in at the right angle, how you attached your Mother Nature(tm) diffuser and so on.

[Kerrowdown]

Can I ask what type of lighting you used?

Conventional wisdom says you would lose too much resolution from diffraction at f22, but I can see some texture in whatever your rock is sitting on. I am very impressed with your skill at setting up natural light sources just so, making the sunlight come in at the right angle, how you attached your Mother Nature(tm) diffuser and so on.

I'll run through my really rather simple procedure for this image...

One piece of A4 copier paper, in an "S" curve to provide a seamless background on the window ledge. Place the subject directly on the A4 paper. Tracing paper attached to window with masking tape to act as large source diffuser. I usually use a large pop up collapsable reflector on the White side, to bounce light back towards the window and subject. Sturdy tripod, camera and “Femme Fatale” Pentax-A 50mm F2.8 Macro.

I've included below the original shot, which I thought was too sharp and detailed (playing about with K1 pixel shift). So the shot directly below got washed through Photoshop... blur, softened glowed etc. etc.

Here is the image posted recently, the PP'd one for comparison.



Original Shot Image, pixel shifted.



I have used a very similar step up for all these other product type shots shown below.

"HM The Queen" SMC Pentax 500mm F4.5 lens cap and "Street Lady" Pentax-A 28mm F2.8



Toyota Landcruiser Piston



"Special Lady” Pentax-A 50mm F1.2 and memory cards.




“Friendly Lady” Pentax-A 24mm F2.8 and "Street Lady" Pentax-A 28mm F2.8.



"Retro Lady" SMC Pentax-M 40mm F2.8 and hood.



I hope this better explains my modus operandi.

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[RICHARD L.]

Sir, you seem to be in a shooting frenzy ! Ha Ha ! Probably Spring fever. I like all the pictures you published recently, you seem to enjoy life very much !

Regards

[Kerrowdown]

Sir, you seem to be in a shooting frenzy ! Ha Ha ! Probably Spring fever. I like all the pictures you published recently, you seem to enjoy life very much !

Regards

Thank you for those kind comments... we find ourselves still in troubling times with a full "Lock Down" in place.

On top of which I also have been convalescing for some three months now. So I have way too much time on my hands at the moment, so stay safe everyone.

[RGlasel]

I'll run through my really rather simple procedure for this image...

Thank you for sharing your tips, this past-his-prime duffer much appreciates it.

[Kerrowdown]

Thank you for sharing your tips, this past-his-prime duffer much appreciates it.

Your most welcome, I hope it all made sense.

[Heinrich Lohmann]

Thanks for the original post and the explanations.

[Kerrowdown]

Thanks for the original post and the explanations.

Your welcome, a couple of folk asked me how it was done.